The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-01
UNIVERSITY At OXFORD,
REsOLU rI0NS CONMENDING THE
MANAGEMENT
And Faculty Passed By the Board
Of Trustees - Commencement
Day Exercises.
ESPECIAL TO TEE APPEAL

OXFORD, Miss, June SOL act nigb,
from 8 to IL O'Clock the members OF
the faculty and their ladies received
their friends in the chapel, and all en-.
Joy ed a pleasant social time.
Commencement dav exerciees were
opened by the Rev. E. B. Ramsey, Of
Oxford then Gen. W. T. Martin read
the following resolutions, passed BY
the Board Of Trustees:
Resolutd, That the efficient and har.
monious work done by the faculty
during the past year merits the appro.
baton Of the board.
Resolutd. That the board learns with
great eatitfaction that during the ses-
sion now closed no cases re requiring dis.
cipline have occurred among the stu.
dents, and that their conduct has been
marked by gentlemauly decorum and
close attention 10 duty.
The salutatory was delivered by ]. L.
johnson, jr., third honor man, w, b
Jones, second honor man, declining to
speak. The next speaker WIS Water
Malone, OF Memphis. Subject, "The
Old South" The chairman an.
nounced that Mr.. Malone had written
his speech three months ago, before
DR.. Wards paper en- the same subject
came out or Gen. A. p. Hill had de.
livered his celebrated speech at Mo.
bile. The beauty and tenderness with
which he referred to nature az coming
for the graves OF our dead heroes,
decorating them with violets and be.
deWiDg their tears, could only have
been conceived by a poets fancy.
Next came M. O. Montgomery. Sub
iect: "The Music OF the Spheres"
Then came the valedctory OF the law
class, delivered by L. ID. Pierce, of Ok.
ford, Truth, Ethics and Nobility of the
Law" Lastly was the real yaledic
OF the day, delivered by the frat
honor man OF the literary department,
Q. +. Smith, Of Oxford, who made an
able and mastery speech on the "Ey.
olution Of Governments" Then GER
tiicstes OF proficiency in elocution
were delivered to seventeen students,
including one young lady. The liter.
airy medal offered by the two societies
Tor the best article contributed to the
magazine during the past session was
awarded to O. F. Smith, of OK.
ford. A volume OF Sappho's
poems In the original with interlinar
translation offered by Prof. ]. A. Hsr.
rison, Of Washington and Lee Univer.
sity, for the beet Greek scholar In the
JUROR class, was awarded by the pro-
lessor in Greek TO Miss Matte j..
smythe, OF Leake county. Then candi-
dates for degrees were called up and
received diplomas as follows: W. D..
Berry, Rlpkin county, B p; Friley
Jones, Madison county, b. p; Walter
Malone, Memphis, Tenn.. b. p; John
+. Poeey, Birmingham, Ala, B. p;
Miss Carrie 4. Gillespie, L, fore
county, B. g.; ]. L. johnson, IT,, Uni.
yersity Of Mississippi, B. 8. W. b.
Jones, Madison coun y, B. A.; NJ. O.
Montgomery, Adams county, B. A. I;
Pat Moore, Y. zoo county, B. A. &c. +.
Smith, La Fayette county, B. A.; j. L.
Hebron, w., Washington county, L.
b j. ID. Burge, La Fayetts county,
L. B.; M. ID. Rsyburne, Tallahatchie
county, L. B.; Il. ID. Pierce, La Fay.
cite county, L. B.; first honor, L. M.
Souihworth, Carroll county, L. B.. (;
Prof: ID. 8. switzsr, Of Grsnburg, Tex,
A. NJ. =.
Grand commencement ball at the
court house tonight.